Launchpad
Launchpad is a new window into your files. Like an expanded view into your Track and File Lister records; the ACI Launchpad allows for more powerful search options (ability to search within all the Order fields rather than per category); while still offering custom view and search schemes like File Lister.

The grid layout has been improved for readability and now features a new Preview panel on the bottom half of the Launchpad that allows you to peek inside a report file to see the order summary, subject photos, billing data; or even a preview of the appraisal report itself with every page displayed.

Launchpad still allows you to create new reports and open existing reports with ease; and you can expect to see further changes as we add features to Launchpad and ACI.

Weighted Value Calculator
Provided as a tool to assist you when determining an Indicated Value by Sales Comparison Approach, this worksheet displays a summary of each comparable’s net and gross values along with corresponding weights.

The weight is calculated using the ratio of a comps gross adjustment percentage to the overall gross percentage. Comps that have lower gross percentages are assigned a higher weight, and comps that have a higher gross percentage are assigned lower weights. The weights are then applied to each comparable’s adjusted value, the sum of which provides the overall weighted value. Select the Copy button to attach a copy of the worksheet to your clipboard, you can then include the image in Extra Image Pages, Documents or even email programs to show your work.

Express MISMO® XML Delivery
The express MISMO XML Delivery in ACI One streamlines the review, packaging, and delivery of your appraisal reports. Intuitive rules selection and FHA detection helps you maintain compliance with industry requirements. There is also an eService option to bypass the Validation and Print steps, so you can zip right through to delivery.

Advanced Forms Management
ACI’s vast library of over 500 forms is impressive, but it’s also a lot to sift and sort through when looking for an addendum. The enhanced forms management tool that provides the ability to search and filter using pre-defined form groups. Additionally, you can create your own favorites list of frequently used forms for quick selection. The new Add/Remove also provides a form preview, or peek-a-boo to verify you’re selecting the right form. The new forms tool also includes some industry-exclusive functionality like user defined form groups and the ability to move multiple forms into a report at once.

Smart Merge
Smart Merge is a data extraction tool that leaves existing data on the form and will fill-in-the-blanks with data from another report. This comes in handy when you want to import data from a prior inspection or comparable. Just open an appraisal file as always, then from any field just right click and select Extract/Merge. Next, choose the source file/report and check the option to “Merge, keep existing data if import is blank” and — voila! — all the data falls into place!

UAD Helpers
We improved the aesthetics, increased the text size for greater legibility, and expanded the comment areas so you can see more without scrolling. The modals also have support for big font settings on your PC and your field picklist the modal for quick access.

gPAR 2017
ACI’s series of gPAR (General Purpose Appraisal Report) forms are great for non-lending assignments. There’s a new 2017 version of gPAR forms available that now support the Weighted Value Calculator. To access the new calculator, place your cursor in the Indicated Value by Sales Comparison Approach and select the calculator icon.

ACI One is included at no additional cost for current subscribers. Just run WebUpdate to get started. As always, we’re here to help you, email onecall@aciweb.com or call 800-234-8727 if you have any questions.

ACI Sky now includes adjustment calculators, an inspection app for taking photos and collecting data in the field, and a Self-Service Center with a searchable database that links to “How-To” docs and videos.

We’re excited to announce a new mobile inspection solution for ACI Sky. Automate data collection, photo capture and sketching in the field using Sky’s mobile technology on any phone or tablet with a browser without an internet connection. Sky Inspect is included with your ACI Sky Subscription at no additional charge. To learn more, view our help document.

The adjustment calculators in Sky work very similar to the ACI desktop software. In order to use any of the new calculators in Sky, just click on the calculator icon to the left of the grid and set the thresholds to avoid applying a small adjustment if the properties differ just slightly. You can also apply rounding and quickly scroll through all of your comps to see how the adjustments appear across all comps.

The new Self-Service Center is available via the Help button located at the top right corner of Sky Report. Click help and a search bar opens to provide access to documentation/videos related to your question. If documentation is not available for your particular question, you can submit questions to our contact forum, provide product feedback or start a chat session with a One Call team member.

More time-saving features and functionality are being pumped into ACI Sky every month. To get the latest information about product releases, bookmark our What’s New page. As always, we’re here to help you, so please email onecall@aciweb.com or call 800-234-8727 if you have any questions.

Give your map pages a boost with the latest updates now available in ACI Sky Maps. Using the new label outline and bold color schemes, you can create professional, legible maps in a snap. If you want a more subtle look, use the pastel color scheme, or turn up the contrast by selecting the hybrid map view.

We also added Neighborhood Boundaries to Sky! Just select the new Boundary tool then select Edit. Name your boundary and click points on the map to define your new boundary. You can adjust the color and opacity of the fill and outline too. Once you’re happy with it, select Save. This boundary will now be available for future maps if you’re appraising a property in this neighborhood.

Our latest ACI Sky release also includes enhancements for a better user experience on mobile devices, with more touch events and narrow versions of your favorite forms. To get the latest information on product releases, bookmark our What’s New page. If you have ideas on things you’d like to see happen in the upcoming quarter, please submit your idea to ideas@aciweb.com.

ACI One now includes the new Launchpad feature to quickly locate reports. This database tool provides access to drill down by ZIP code, neighborhood, and even reports you worked on last week. The possibilities are endless to meet all of your specific needs.

We also included a new suite of gPAR (General Purpose Appraisal Report) forms for land and condo appraisals. These new and improved forms are perfect for your non-lending assignments. We expanded the reconciliation to include a range of values, and the signature section now has a field for email address to mirror the current gPAR form style.

Start using Launchpad and the new gPAR suite today, just run WebUpdate using the Special Update ID ACIONE. To get the latest information on product releases, bookmark our What’s New page. A lot of these new products derive from appraisers like you! If you have ideas on things you’d like to see happen in 2017, please submit your idea to ideas@aciweb.com.

We’re excited to share that we are replacing File Lister with the new ACI One Launchpad! This new tool will give you quick-and-easy access to Find, Filter and Custom View Schemes that are designed to help you locate an appraisal report or even multiple reports. For example, you can search by any field and narrow your results to display only last week’s files.

The split screen design provides a peek-a-boo into the order information, billing details, and even a preview of the full report contents without opening the file. Print, Import, or Send reports right from Launchpad.

Launchpad is expected to “launch” later this month. Get the latest information on product releases, bookmark our What’s New page. A lot of these new products derive from appraisers like you! If you have ideas on things you’d like to see happen in the upcoming quarter, please submit your idea to ideas@aciweb.com.

Stay Tuned: We’ll be adding Create New and Open file in ACI Sky!

Start using Launchpad today, just run WebUpdate using the Special Update ID ACIONE.

We’ve been working around the clock on ACI Sky™ while simultaneously adding in features, functions, and fixes for your desktop software, ACI Report™. There were a few updates released for ACI Sky Maps, MISMO® XML Express, ACI Analytics, gPAR® forms, and PDF Printing. Just run WebUpdate to get all of these goodies!

ACI Sky Maps - IMPROVED
Any Label Options selected in Sky Maps now save under the eService Options and apply to all future maps. We also added a feature to prompt you for a Subject address if the report only contains Comparable address.

MISMO XML Express - IMPROVED
We re-enabled the ‘Send Copy to my SkyBox’ feature so you can now use your 1 free gigabyte to archive a copy of your deliverables. Just check the box and your file(s) will be sent directly to your SkyBox. If you’ve never logged in to SkyBox you’ll be prompted to enter your user name and password.

ACI Analytics - IMPROVED
The recent addition of listing data to ACI Analytics makes “re-keying” comps a thing of the past. We even added support for rental comparable information to import into the 1025_05 form.

gPAR (General Purpose Appraisal Report) - IMPROVED
The gPAR forms now includes more comprehensive rules coverage. We also expanded the appraiser information section on the signature page.

PDF Printing - FIXED
Last week Microsoft began releasing an update that affected the ACI PDF Generator in certain versions of Windows 10. Windows 10 updates happen automatically, so if you run into this problem, there’s a fix available in WebUpdate. Just run the update and you’ll be back in business.

After running WebUpdate, if you do not see these changes or you need assistance, we’re here to help you. Just email onecall@aciweb.com or call 800-234-8727 if you have any questions regarding these updates.

In January, CoreLogic acquired the remainder of RELS and has been working with ACI to rebrand several pieces in ACI Report including the VSS eService, form names, and report paks.

Starting Wednesday, August 3rd, after you run WebUpdate you’ll notice that the VSS eService is now called “CoreLogic Valuation Solutions” (eServices > Send Report > CoreLogic Valuation Solutions). Also, if you’re a report pak user, you’ll see that all RELS paks and forms are now prefixed with “CLVS.”

After running WebUpdate, if you do not see these changes or you need assistance, we’re here to help you. Just email onecall@aciweb.com or call 800-234-8727 if you have any questions regarding these updates.

ACI One is at it again – making our desktop software easier to use and just overall better. Our latest enhancements include a smarter data extraction technology and more functional UAD helper modals.

The new “smart merge” will leave existing data points and fill in the blanks with the report your extracting from. This is perfect for a property that you’ve already inspected or previously used as a comp. Here’s how it works – start your appraisal file like you normally would, then in the report right click and select Extract/Merge. Choose the file you’d like to copy data from, and then check the new option to “Merge, keep existing data if import is blank.” And viola all the data falls into place!

After you run the ACI One update, you’ll notice that your UAD popups got a facelift. We not only gave them a more modern “Sky Style,” but we also increased the text size for greater legibility, and expanded the comment areas so you can see more without scrolling. The new modals also support for big font settings on your PC. Finally we added picklists in the modals that mirror the field picklist.

Start enjoying these new features right away. Just run WebUpdate with the Special Update ID ACIONE to incorporate the smart merge and UAD popups into your existing version of ACI Report. As always, we’re here to help you, just email onecall@aciweb.com or call 800-234-8727 if you have any questions.

If you like the MLS data import in ACI Analytics™, you’ll love our new listing data service! That’s right, no more mapping fields, exporting and importing from CSV, or struggling with data formatting. Just open ACI Analytics, enter your subject property address, and select import property data from “Listing Service” – it’s just that easy. Best of all, its included at no additional cost with our Data and Delivery (eServices) membership.

In our recent update, new search options for GLA, proximity and date were added. Plus we expanded the possible number of records returned to 200 for sales and listings. On the map you will now see a handy 1-mile radius marker and expanded data points in the address bubble to give you more insight when selecting potential comps.

To get these new features and functions, run WebUpdate, then go to eServices > Import Analysis Data > ACI Analytics and give it a try!

As always, we’re here to help you, just email analytics@aciweb.com or call 800-234-8727 if you have any questions. Stay tuned as we have more exciting updates on the way – next up, a new gPAR Co-op form.

Did you know that ACI includes 1GB of free online file storage with every membership plan? That’s right, no expensive per-file costs or complicated setup. Simply select some files and with a touch of a button, they are securely stored in the cloud. It’s perfect for backing up report files, cold storage for workfile data, or transferring data to a new computer.

Our recent update makes the process even easier. In this update we added a new file-selection interface so you can quickly select your last 10, 50, or 100 files. It automatically compares the versions of the files, so you can decide which one you want to keep, allowing you to store a separate copy or replace existing files.

To get these new features and functions, run WebUpdate. To open Sky Box close all reports and go to eServices > ACI Sky Services > Sky Box. Enter your Sky Box login credentials and follow the on-screen prompts.

Keep an eye on your inbox as we continue to raise the bar in appraisal technology. Next up, new features for ACI Analytics with Public Record and Listing Data.

As always, we’re here to help you, just email onecall@aciweb.com or call 800-234-8727 if you have any questions.